| New England Patriots 28, Pittsburgh Steelers 3
First Quarter |
 | NE--C.Martin 2 run (A.Vinatieri kick), 3:02.
NE--K.Byars 34 pass from D.Bledsoe (A.Vinatieri kick), 7:05. |
Second Quarter |
 | NE--C.Martin 78 run (A.Vinatieri kick), 5:05. |
Third Quarter |
 | PIT--FG N.Johnson 29, 11:10. |
Fourth Quarter |
 | NE--C.Martin 23 run (A.Vinatieri kick), :29. |
A--60,188. |
 |  | PIT | NE |
FIRST DOWNS | 12 | 17 |
 | Rushing | 7 | 9 |
 | Passing | 5 | 6 |
 | Penalty | 0 | 2 |
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY | 3-18 | 4-13 |
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY | 2-4 | 0-1 |
TOTAL NET YARDS | 213 | 346 |
 | Total Plays | 69 | 60 |
 | Average Gain | 3.1 | 5.8 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 123 | 194 |
 | Rushes | 27 | 32 |
 | Average per Rush | 4.6 | 6.1 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 90 | 152 |
 | Completed - Attempted | 16-39 | 15-26 |
 | Yards per Pass | 2.1 | 5.4 |
 | Sacked - Yards Lost | 3-20 | 2-15 |
 | Had Intercepted | 2 | 2 |
PUNTS-AVERAGE | 9-42.0 | 7-43.6 |
RETURN YARDAGE | 119 | 126 |
 | Punt Returns - Yards | 5-34 | 7-72 |
 | Kickoff Returns - Yards | 5-85 | 2-54 |
 | Int. Returns - Yards | 2-0 | 2-0 |
PENALTIES-YARDS | 3-15 | 2-21 |
FUMBLES-LOST | 0-0 | 0-0 |
TIME OF POSSESSION | 28:39 | 31:21 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |
 | RUSHING -- |
 |  | PIT: | J.Bettis 13-43, F.McAfee 5-30, M.Tomczak 2-20, K.Stewart 4-19, J.Witman 3-11. |
 |  | NE: | C.Martin 19-166, D.Meggett 2-18, K.Byars 2-8, M.Grier 5-7, S.Zolak 3-(-4), D.Bledsoe 1-(-1). |
 | PASSING -- |
 |  | PIT: | M.Tomczak 16-29-2-110, K.Stewart 0-10-0-0. |
 |  | NE: | D.Bledsoe 14-24-2-164, S.Zolak 1-2-0-3. |
 | RECEIVING -- |
 |  | PIT: | A.Hastings 5-55, K.Botkin 2-20, J.Arnold 2-16, E.Mills 2-15, F.McAfee 2-7, J.Bettis 2-(-1), J.Witman 1-(-2).. |
 |  | NE: | K.Byars 4-53, T.Glenn 3-69, B.Coates 3-18, S.Jefferson 3-18, C.Martin 2-9. |
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